How To Install lua-nginx-dns on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install lua-nginx-dns on Kali Linux. lua-nginx-dns is DNS resolver for the nginx embedded Lua language

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install lua-nginx-dns on Kali Linux.

What is lua-nginx-dns

lua-nginx-dns is:

Lua DNS resolver for the ngx_lua based on the cosocket API.

There are three methods to install lua-nginx-dns on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install lua-nginx-dns Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install lua-nginx-dns using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install lua-nginx-dns

Install lua-nginx-dns Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install lua-nginx-dns using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install lua-nginx-dns

Install lua-nginx-dns Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install lua-nginx-dns using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install lua-nginx-dns

How To Uninstall lua-nginx-dns on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the lua-nginx-dns package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove lua-nginx-dns

Uninstall lua-nginx-dns And Its Dependencies

To uninstall lua-nginx-dns and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove lua-nginx-dns

Remove lua-nginx-dns Configurations and Data

To remove lua-nginx-dns configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge lua-nginx-dns

Remove lua-nginx-dns configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove lua-nginx-dns configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge lua-nginx-dns

Dependencies

lua-nginx-dns have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install lua-nginx-dns package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.